The Transnordestina railway strives to double the cargo handling capacity of the Pecém Port by 2035. The current annual cargo throughput at the port, around 20 million tons, is projected to reach 41 million tons. The railway, slated to have its own terminal within the Pecém Complex, is expected to commence operations in 2027, with an initial throughput of 6 million tons per year.
By 2057, which is when the Transnordestina private concession will end, sources forecast that the Private Use Port Terminal of Nordeste Logística S.A (TUP Nelog) will handle 33 million tons of various cargoes, including grains, minerals and general cargo (containers).
To meet these goals, Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN), a Transnordestina shareholder and controller of Nordeste Logística S.A (Nelog), believes all terminals will apply for installation licenses by 2024. Construction will commence in 2025, aligning with the railway’s completion in 2027.
The chart below shows the top most exported products from the Port of Pecém between Jan 2023 and October 2023. The data is from DataLiner.
Serra revealed that the total investment (staggered) for TUP Nelog is R$2 billion and is expected to be completed by 2035. The project will generate a total of 6,000 direct and indirect jobs during the construction phase, covering an area of approximately 835,000 square meters.
Source: datamarnews.com